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Expression and Playing Musically
I have an adult student (currently in Level 3) who sent me the following email and I would like to reply to this: “I would love to have more feedback on how to play better! I am very happy with my classes the following is…
- Last updated 2 years ago
- adding expression, developing generative skills, discovery, dynamics, expression, expressive playing, generative, generative learning, generative students, musical expression, musicality, Neil's Responses (YouTube Videos), pedal, playing musically, playing softly, playing speed, playing with expression, self expression, self generating, self generative, self-generate, self-generation, soft, softly play soft, soundtracks, stories, tempo, Tune Toolkit, Using the Pedal, volume
Playing LH finger 5 in blues
In the 12 bar blues pieces (starting with Jackson Blues), I have several students who hold down finger 5 in the LH and just move the thumb up and down. Even after I’ve shown them the correction, they are not repeating the finger 5 on…
- Last updated 7 years ago
- analogies, blues, controlling the events, LH blues, stories
Retention
What tangible practices have you instigated to ensure the success of students staying long term with you? I have students in level 3 with me now but I want more to stay with me longer. I have allowed parents to ‘have-a-go’ at lessons but I…
- Last updated 6 years ago
- commitment, generative students, Long Term Relationship, LTR, LTR graph, playing with expression, relationship conversation, relationship graph, retention, stories